Math Vocabulary
Unit Rates
Writing Ratios
Tape Diagrams
Tables and Graphs
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Ratios that simplify to the same fraction, or ratio.
Equal (equivalent) ratios
100
If Ms. Hebert drives 50 miles in 2 hours, what is her speed? (unit rate of travel).
25 miles per hour
100
Write 3 Gryffindors to 4 Slytherins as a ratio in 3 different ways.
3/4, 3 to 4, 3:4
100
What is the simplified ratio of Sprite to Pepsi?
3 Sprite : 2 Pepsi
100
How much money will be collected for 3 boxes?
1 / 30 =
1x3 = 3 / 30 x 3 = 90
3 / 90
$90 will be collected
200
A ratio with two different units where the bottom number is a 1.
Unit rate
200
If Mrs. Bradley types 120 words per 3 minutes, what is her unit rate of typing?
40 words per minute
200
Write 10 basketballs to 6 soccer balls as a simplified ratio in the 3 ways.
5:3, 5/3, 5 to 3
200
There are 14 blue marbles in a bag. How many red marbles are also in the bag?
14 / 2 = 7
7 x 6 = 42
There are 42 red marbles in the bag.
200
About how many minutes will it take this runner to go 1 mile?
40 / 4 =
10 / 1
It will take about 10 minutes to run 1 mile.
300
What are the 3 ways we write a ratio.
With a fraction, with a colon, and with the word "to"
300
If 10 snack bags of Hot Cheetos cost $5.50, then how much is the unit cost?
$0.55 per bag
300
Ms. Hebert's students studied 25 hours in total for 2 tests. Write the simplified ratio 3 ways.
12.5 / 1 12.5 : 1 12.5 to 1
300
There were 88 rocks and sticks together clogging up the stream. Ashley removed them all. How many sticks did she remove from the stream?
88 / 11 = 8
8 x 3 = 24
Ashley removed 24 sticks.
300
How long did it take to travel 150 miles?
3 hours
400
A comparison between two numbers is called a
ratio
400
Which is better buy: $20 for 5 t-shirts or $24 for 8 t-shirts?
$24 for 8 t-shirts (rate of $3 per shirt)
400
Tiffany texts 60 words in 4 minutes. What is the simplified ratio written 3 ways?
15/1 15:1 15 to 1
400
There are 84 more red pencils than blue pencils. How many red pencils are there altogether?
84 / 4 = 21
21 x 6 = 126
There are 126 total red pencils.
400
What is the Unit cost of gas in dollars per gallon?
$15 / 5 gal
15/5 5/5
= $3 per gallon
500
A ratio where the comparisons of two quantities are different units
Rate
500
D=rt
A plane travels at a constant speed for 420 miles. If it takes the plane 7 hours to travel that distance, what is the unit rate at which the plane travels?
60 miles per hour
500
Quiana has 6 pencils, 10 pens, and 11 markers. What is the simplified ratio of pencils to all writing instruments written 3 ways?
2/9 2:9 2 to 9
500
There are 9 cans of Pepsi in a cooler. About how many cans of Sprite are there in the cooler?
9 / 2 = 4.5
4.5 x 3 = 13.5
There are about 13 or 14 cans of Sprite.
500
In this graph, the dependant variable is...
The Total Weight (in pounds) of the paint.
The total weight depends on the number of cans (gallons) of paint you have.